Tag Archives: commitment

Fall in Love

Posted on October 25, 2018 by Todd Biermann

There’s a fairy tale notion of love that we just “fall in love” when we meet the right person. If we find Mr. or Mrs. Right, then the result of such falling in love is living happily ever after. Not … Continue reading →

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Reclaimed…2!

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Todd Biermann

For the last couple of weeks I’ve been talking about my family’s recent trip to Shipshewana, IN. Last week I spoke about some barn wood that had been reclaimed from the fires of the trash heap and turned into something … Continue reading →

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Public School Connection

Posted on November 5, 2017 by Todd Biermann

This past week I had a great meeting with the Superintendent and Deputy Superintendent of the local public school system (which includes about 1000 teachers and staff). They wanted my input as they are reviewing the objectives and long range … Continue reading →

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Commitment!

Posted on November 30, 2016 by Todd Biermann

For the past five weeks I’ve been teaching an online masters level class on “Marriage and Family” for Concordia University, Wisconsin/Ann Arbor. I’m using this post as a way to commend my ten faithful students. Every one of them is trying to … Continue reading →

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The 3 R’s

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Todd Biermann

You may have heard someone refer to “The 3 R’s: Reading, wRiting and aRithmetic.”  I’m proud that my son, Micah, has put a new twist on “The 3 R’s.”  Like all of us, he’s struggled with temptation.  In particular, it’s … Continue reading →

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A Joyful Family Reunion

Posted on July 12, 2015 by Todd Biermann

This past week my family joined with my dad, my two brothers and their families for a mini family reunion for a couple of days.  It really was a very enjoyable time.  Note that I say “enjoyable” rather than “fun” … Continue reading →

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Giving Jesus a Bad Name

Posted on April 24, 2015 by Todd Biermann

This week I was struck by several examples of boys acting badly.  I’m not talking about little children who have an excuse.  I’m talking about married men who are choosing to act like little boys.  They’re refusing to uphold the … Continue reading →

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We Can Work It Out

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Todd Biermann

In an April 13, 2015 post by Shaunti Feldhahn on the Family Life Marriage Memo blog, she shared a wonderful insight she received from a man attending one of her lectures.  She said he gave her 2 sentences that summarized everything … Continue reading →

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